Ask the City Manager - March 19, 2026

Your six-month review was a contractual agreement. Why is it acceptable to void that agreement because you feel it will interfere with the interview process?   

At the February 17, 2026, City Council meeting, the City Council voted 7-0 to waive the six-month evaluation to avoid advantaging or disadvantaging candidates who may be interviewing for the permanent City Manager position. 

Why isn't the Winterberry boardwalk out to bid since it was deemed critically impaired in September? 

The City did bid out this project twice in the past.  The first bid was incomplete due to insufficient design plans. The second bid was for $430,000, which is the amount requested in the FY26 budget. We also got confirmation from FEMA that they would only reimburse $29,887 for this project, so we began looking at other alternatives. One of the approaches we are currently costing out is removing the boardwalk and putting in a ground-level walkway/mat in its place that would require no future maintenance or safety issues.